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Franchise hotels and the framing of online travel agencies

By Viewpoints | February 27, 2015

For more than a decade, online travel agencies such as Expedia or Booking.com have been demonized by franchise chains for being too expensive. Is the criticism true, or is it possible that the OTAs Read More

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Hotels hit by email scam targeting payment of Booking.com fees

By Kevin May | February 17, 2015

A number of hotels in Europe have fallen victim to an email scam which captures commissions paid to Booking.com. The email scammers use a tried a tested method of creating a branded page to lure th Read More

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Expedia to buy Orbitz in cash deal worth $1.6 billion

By Kevin May | February 12, 2015

Expedia Inc has agreed a deal to buy Orbitz Worldwide in a transaction for $12 per share in cash. The acquisition represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion, a statement says, with a premium of Read More

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IBM sues Priceline Group for alleged patent infringement

By Kevin May | February 10, 2015

This could get messy. IT giant IBM claims the Priceline Group has refused to negotiate a license to use four of its patents. In a complaint filed at the US District Court in Delaware this week, IBM Read More

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Expedia buys Travelocity for $280 million

By Kevin May | January 23, 2015

Sabre has finally offloaded its interest in consumer-facing businesses by selling Travelocity to Expedia for $280 million in cash. The acquisition will not come as a huge surprise to many (not leas Read More

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Quietly, quietly, a Chinese online travel giant prepares to take on the world

By Martin Cowen | January 21, 2015

Last week's announcement that "Ctrip.com has partnered with Amadeus to power its global expansion" has largely gone unnoticed, despite some very clear indications that this could be a significant mome Read More

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TripAdvisor increases restaurant focus with acquisition of IENS and SeatMe

By Kevin May | January 8, 2015

TripAdvisor has bought Netherlands-based sister restaurant and booking services IENS and SeatMe. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed (though Dutch media are reporting a figure in the region Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: when Amazon made a hotel play

By Patrick Landman | December 29, 2014

In case you missed it, Amazon, possibly the biggest ecommerce website in the world, has entered into the hotel distribution game. It has recently started contracting hotels in the US. Are we looking a Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: rapid change in online travel in China

By Claude Bénard | December 23, 2014

Five years ago I wrote in Tnooz (for a crystal ball round-up) about trends in online travel in China. So, let's jump to some pivotal moments in these markets. That's markets with an "s" because th Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014: TripAdvisor and the entire trip

By Kevin May | December 23, 2014

It might seem to make perfect sense now, but many would admit to being surprised when TripAdvisor bought Viator for $200 million in July this year. The move came just 10 weeks after TripAdvisor had Read More

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Pivotal moments in 2014 - when Priceline bought OpenTable

By Nick Vivion | December 23, 2014

It's always a challenge to identify specific moments in a past year that had oversized impact on the industry. Every professional has an area of expertise, and it can sometimes be hard to step back an Read More

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How to crack the Booking.com algorithm

By Viewpoints | December 18, 2014

If we want to improve our positioning on Booking.com as rapidly as possible in order to increase sales, it is obvious what needs to be done. Increase commissions! This maximizes the profits of B Read More

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Priceline's Booking.com eases rate parity after European pressure

By Nick Vivion | December 16, 2014

After pressure on Booking.com from regulators in Sweden, France and Italy, the OTA has offered to soften the long-maligned rate parity clause in contracts with hotels. The replacements will be dubb Read More

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Startup pitch: StayFaster helps hotels protect the (loyalty) crown jewels

By Linda Fox | December 16, 2014

The dual angst of the impact of online travel agencies on hotel companies as well as the challenge of finding suitable vacations for families spurred StayFaster's founders to develop the startup. T Read More

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Why do consumers prefer booking with online travel agencies?

By Viewpoints | December 10, 2014

Many hotels are experiencing a notable increase in bookings coming from online travel agencies, most notably those from Booking.com. At the same time, direct bookings, those generated from a hotels Read More

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